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Apply for a Summer Intern Position (1/6/2015)The Crawford Park District will begin accepting applications for 2 Summer Naturalist Intern positions. Interested applicants should be pursuing a degree in Environmental/Historical Interpretation, Environmental Education/Science, Wildlife Management/Biology, or other environmental/education related field. Interested individuals must provide a cover letter and resume with the employment application. Deadline for applying is March 2, 2015. Follow THIS LINK TO OUR "JOB POSTINGS" page, where you will find a job description and employment application.

Quarry Book AvailableThanks to funding from the Friends of the CPD, The History & Geology of the Leesville, Ohio Stone Quarries has been published.Written by Dana Martin Batory, of Crestline, the book is the result of fieldwork and research begun in Spring 2011.Besides explaining the geology of the once famous sandstone deposit, the work details the histories of the quarries, tracing their development from their beginnings in the 1830s to their demise in 1912.At one time, the Leesville Stone Co. was a million dollar a year business and employed two hundred men.The commercial quarrying of sandstone in Leesville began and ended in Lowe-Volk Park.

The book also explains the quarrying and processing methods and describes the various products that were sold locally, throughout Ohio, and out of state as well.The 195-page book is illustrated with over 150 vintage and color photos, maps, and engravings of the quarries past and present, the machinery, tools, and products.

The book can be purchased at the Lowe-Volk Nature Center.Cost of the book will be $20.00, which includes tax. You may also purchase the book through PayPal by using the button below. The book can also be shipped for an extra $5.00.Make checks payable to the "Friends of the Crawford Park District". The Community Foundation of Crawford County funded extra books to be placed in all local and school libraries within Crawford County.The Park District will also occasionally host book signings at the park and elsewhere in the local area.

American Kestrel Highway Nest Box Program:Click the link below for some great photos of American Kestrels
being banded. Crawford Park District Naturalist, Warren Uxley, is
involved in monitoring these next boxes in Crawford County. You may have noticed the boxes mounted on the back of highway signs along US Route 30 in Wyandot, Crawford and Richland Counties. American Kestrel Banding.

Crawford
Park District Geo-Park Tour(4/18/14)This tour will take you to all of our parks
where you will find geocaches (listed on www.geocaching.com) placed by the
Crawford Park District. Each of these geocache containers hold a keyword. Log that keyword on our Tour Page and return
to the Lowe Volk Park Nature Center to redeem for a collectible Geocaching item,
a Pathtag! For worksheet, click below.